Dr. Newell has been my surgeon for over 13 years and in that time I can tell you that there is no one that I trust with my health more than him. I have always appreciated his candid and direct approach, as well as his explanations, whether they be positive or negative. He is an outstanding surgeon. Unfortunately, given my unique situation, I am forced to keep him on standby, but will continue to do so, until the day comes where he elects to ride off into the sunset.

Dr. Newell is not only a skilled and very experienced neurosurgeon, he has the ability to put you at ease in the midst of a very stressful and difficult time. When we discovered earlier this year that my husband had a large aneurysm right in the middle of his brain, we were understandably worried and overwhelmed trying to make the right decision on treatment approach. After consulting several other surgeons and an interventional radiologist, it became clear that Dr. Newell was the most experienced, and
the right one to trust with this type of surgery. We are so grateful to Dr. Newell and his staff (thank you Rahee!) for their excellent care of my husband. Dr. Newell took as much time as we needed to answer our questions in advance of the surgery and took several follow up phone calls before we made our decision. He was very patient and did not push his recommended approach, and answered all of our questions along the way.
My husband made a complete recovery and we feel very grateful that he made it though this with no long term effects. Thank you Dr. Newell.

Dr Newell is an outstanding physician. He saved our daughter life. She has a very complex brain disease and he performed an amazing surgery. He very kind and very compassionate. His outlook on the future is what really kept our family together during this very troubling time. I cannot Thank him enough for all he has for us.

Dr. Newell did a MVD for me 8 weeks ago and since i woke up from surgery i have been pain free. Dr. Newell is so kind and explains things well. His office staff is kind and quickly to respond to questions or needs. If anyone needs brain or spine surgery I would highly recommend Dr. Newell. Thanks for giving me back my life without pain. Ann

I have been extremely pleased with the pre operative, surgical and post-operative care and communication. Dr. Newell, Sarah and the rest of the team are second to none.
I had a great surgical outcome and give so much of the credit to Seattle Neuroscience. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do in the coming year of healing.

Great experience with Dr. Newell and his staff! Came in from Alaska after about 8 hours notice met with Sarah who made me feel very comfortable with my whole situation, then with Dr. Newell who made me confident that I was in the right place. I am now doing things that I’ve never been able to do before without pain. Thank you Dr.Newell and Staff!

Dr Newell is one of the most brilliantly gifted surgeons of our time. I had successful Brain surgery by him and I would put myself in His capable hands again. He studied my case, gave me all my options and was human, approachable and compassionate. I am currently a repeat Patient for another issue that he pioneered the diagnosis criteria for.

I am very thankful that Dr David Newell performed my surgery. Learning you have a brain tumor that needs to be removed sooner than later is not an easy thing to except, especially when your a former elite athlete. Dr Newell and his team performed the surgery with outstanding professionalism and as a result I'm still able to enjoy doing and instructing kickboxing, something I enjoy very much.

Just had surgery with Dr. David Newell he had done my original surgery 2 years ago. I had a craniotomy since the AVM was so small. Afterwards pain persisted so this year DR went in removed my plates put new materials in to cover brain and long story short while this was done to relieve the persistent pain which it did. In addition to that my speech which was affected 2 years ago is 95% better it was totally amazing. We are so grateful, first of he saved my life then second of all the resolved my pain and thirdly got my speech back it doesn't get better than that. Plus his staff is over the top. I don't know how they achieved the paperwork feats they did but they did. They are a caring and compassionate group. Thank you again, Jim and Karen

On April 21, 2017 my husband experienced a gran maul seizure and then found out it was caused by a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). We were referred to Dr. David Newell in Seattle. May 1st was our first appointment with him. We really felt comfortable and felt the compassion with the the information and explanations on the options for Steve. It was decided that we would go through with surgery on removing the AVM. On May 4th our lives changed. And for the better. Dr. Newell completed surgery to remove the AVM and with no complications. The care our family received from his staff was amazing. Yes, our family! Dr. Newell and staff made sure we all had our questions (and fears) answered before leaving the room. Spectacular care! ❤️

I feel fortunate to have received care from Dr. Newell and his staff. It's never easy to learn that it's necessary to have brain surgery, but Dr. Newell explained the procedure and what to expect during recovery. He is an exceptional surgeon with a warm and caring manner, which helped me get through it with confidence. I feel my recovery was the best I could have hoped for. Thanks from the heart to Dr. Newell and his team!

Dr Newell is an outstanding physician. He saved our daughter life. She has a very complex brain disease and he performed an amazing surgery. He very kind and very compassionate. His outlook on the future is what really kept our family together during this very troubling time. I cannot Thank him enough for all he has for us.

Dr. Newell, incredibly, caring neurosurgeon!! He agree to take my daughter case, without meeting us--we drove from Montana. He meet with us, admitted her immediately did surgery. I cannot thank him enough for saving my daughter!! Huge thank you to his office manager Jessica--so kind, caring. She made sure we were taken care of--amazing staff!!

Dr. Newell did three brain surgeries for a rare brain disease I have called Moyamoya. He is a very kind and humble surgeon, who helped me feel at ease with the procedures I had to undergo. He has a positive outlook on recovery and helped me understand that with my condition, the healing time was longer than usual and to not give up. He will be following me for as long as he is practicing, as I trust his surgical skill. He is an outstanding and compassionate surgeon. I recommend him fully.

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